Bug 2509242 - CVE-2026-52791 fuse-overlayfs: fuse-overlayfs: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via SUID/SGID Bit Preservation [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-52791 fuse-overlayfs: fuse-overlayfs: Privilege Escalation Vulnerabi...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: fuse-overlayfs
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Lokesh Mandvekar
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["bfea971a-419d-4df7-bce3-e...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-52791
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Reported: 2026-07-30 10:45 UTC by jkelly
Modified: 2026-08-01 00:54 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: fuse-overlayfs-1.17-1.fc44
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2026-08-01 00:54:19 UTC
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Description jkelly 2026-07-30 10:45:55 UTC
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.

A flaw was found in fuse-overlayfs, a component used for rootless containers. This vulnerability allows a low-privileged process to retain SUID (Set User ID) and SGID (Set Group ID) permissions on files after they are truncated or opened with the O_TRUNC flag. This can enable a local attacker to manipulate file permissions, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the system.

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2026-07-30 15:03:28 UTC
FEDORA-2026-4e0490640f (fuse-overlayfs-1.17-1.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-4e0490640f

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-07-30 15:03:37 UTC
FEDORA-2026-40ce06e46e (fuse-overlayfs-1.17-1.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-40ce06e46e

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-07-31 01:44:24 UTC
FEDORA-2026-40ce06e46e has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-40ce06e46e`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-40ce06e46e

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-07-31 01:57:32 UTC
FEDORA-2026-4e0490640f has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-4e0490640f`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-4e0490640f

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-08-01 00:54:19 UTC
FEDORA-2026-4e0490640f (fuse-overlayfs-1.17-1.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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